Most Unnecessary Sequels

‘Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason’ (2004)

If you make a movie based on a book, and that book has a sequel, you do not necessarily have to make a movie based on that sequel. If it's bad on paper, it will be bad on the big screen too. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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Movie studios sure know how to ruin a good thing... even Christmas. The trailer for this horrific-looking sequel to the holiday classic "A Christmas Story" outraged Ralphie loyalists everywhere. It is set to be released (straight to DVD) at the end of October. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: )

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This movie was so bad, even the actors (well, one actor named David Cross) hated it. Transporting your characters to a new, mysterious location for the sequel just doesn't work. Ask "Sex and the City." —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Fox)

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Believe it or not, one of the most integral parts of "Sex and the City" is the city. Otherwise, it could have been called "Sex and the Abu Dhabi Desert." But it's not called that, so this movie was terrible. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: New Line)

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One of the biggest box office bombs of all time, this film came nearly 15 years after the original and several years after people stopped caring about Sharon Stone. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: MGM)

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Once you've journeyed to the center of the Earth, a mysterious island seems like small potatoes. It would have been best to let sleeping dinos lie with Brendan Fraser. Oh, and "The Rock" — you are no Brendan Fraser. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: New Line)

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Like so many television shows have learned throughout history, adding a new kid to the mix does not equal success. And considering how classic the original "Honey" was, it would have been best to give this troublemaker a permanent time out. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Disney)

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Listen, we loved "Ocean's 11." How could you not adore the witty dynamic between Damon, Pitt and Clooney? "Ocean's 12," however, is another story. Julia Roberts pretending to be Julia Roberts? Come on. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros.)

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Sure, the major success of "The Blair Witch Project" was a huge surprise to everyone, but was that really a good reason to crank out a shoddy sequel? —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Artisan Pictures)

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The movie poster claims you will "Relive the magic of the original 'Sandlot'." Unfortunately, the only magic related to this film was our desire to make it disappear. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: 20th Century Fox)

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If you make a movie based on a book, and that book has a sequel, you do not necessarily have to make a movie based on that sequel. If it's bad on paper, it will be bad on the big screen too. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Universal)

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The movie bears absolutely no resemblance to the first, besides a quick cameo by Patrick Swayze. They should have called this movie "Sassy Dancing in Havana: Cameo by Patrick Swayze" in order to avoid upsetting true "Dirty Dancing" fans. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Lions Gate)

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According to an L.A. Times report, Warner Bros is in the very early stages of developing a prequel to the Stanley Kubrick classic "The Shining," which starred Jack Nicholson and was based on the novel by Stephen King. King wrote a proper sequel to his book, entitled "Dr. Sleep," which was released in September. —XFINITY Entertainment Staff (Photo: Warner Bros)

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